 have directed it One army has been disgracefully surrendered and lost. Another has been sacrificed by a precipitate attempt to pass over at the strongest point of the enemy's lines, with most incompetent means. The cause of these miscarriages is apparent...  Niles' National Register - Страница 1971813Пуни преглед - О овој књизи
 | Henry Adams - 1890 - 518 страница
...valor has been conspicuous. But the nation has been unfortunate in the selection of some of those who have directed it. One army has been disgracefully...has been sacrificed by a precipitate attempt to pass it over at the strongest point of the enemy's lines with most incompetent means. The cause of these... | |
 | Henry Adams - 1890 - 524 страница
...valor has been conspicuous. But the nation has been unfortunate in the selection of some of those who have directed it. One army has been disgracefully...has been sacrificed by a precipitate attempt to pass it over at the strongest point of the enemy's lines with most incompetent means. The cause of these... | |
 | David Breakenridge Read - 1894 - 284 страница
...valor has been conspicuous, but the nation has been unfortunate in the selection of some of those who directed it. One army has been disgracefully surrendered...has been sacrificed by a precipitate attempt to pass it over at the strongest point of the enemy's lines, with most incompetent means. " The cause of these... | |
 | John Bach McMaster - 1895 - 682 страница
...York. " Our first army," said he, " has been disgracefully surrendered and lost. Another, led on by popular men, destitute alike of theory and experience in the art of war, has been sacrificed in an attempt to cross where the enemy is strongest. But in a few days the troops... | |
 | John Bach McMaster - 1895 - 676 страница
...York. " Our first army," said he, " has been disgracefully surrendered and lost. Another, led on by popular men, destitute alike of theory and experience in the art of war, has been sacrificed in an attempt to cross where the enemy is strongest. But in a few days the troops... | |
 | John Bach McMaster - 1896 - 670 страница
...New York. "Our first army," said he, "has been disgracefully surrendered and lost. Another, led on by popular men, destitute alike of theory and experience in the art of war, has been sacrificed in an attempt to cross where the enemy is strongest. But in a few days the troops... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1904 - 534 страница
...valor has been conspicuous, but the nation has IHHMI unfortunate in the selection of some of those who directed it. One army has been disgracefully surrendered...has been sacrificed by a precipitate attempt to pass it over at the strongest point of the enemy's lines with most incompetent means. The course of these... | |
 | Sir Charles Prestwood Lucas - 1906 - 306 страница
...attributing the disasters which had befallen the armies of Hull and Van Rensselaer to the fact that ' the commanders were popular men, destitute alike of theory and experience in the art of war'. The second, dated November 17, was addressed to ' The soldiers of the army of the centre'. By this... | |
 | Sir Charles Prestwood Lucas - 1906 - 298 страница
...attributing the disasters which had befallen the armies of Hull and Van Rensselaer to the fact that ' the commanders were popular men, destitute alike of theory and experience in the art of war'. The second, dated November 17, was addressed to ' The soldiers of the army of the centre'. By this... | |
 | Emory Upton - 1912 - 546 страница
...valor has been conspicuous, but the nation has been unfortunate in the selection of some of those who directed it. One army has been disgracefully surrendered...has been sacrificed by a precipitate attempt to pass it over at the strongest point of the enemy's lines with most incompetent means. The course of these... | |
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